We spent two days in DC. The first day we both drove into DC. We went to a couple of Smithsonians like the Air and Space. July 16th just happens to be the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching to the moon. The first day in DC, I left Robyn in DC because my boys were tired and (they had football camp to get to). Robyn stayed with her three until late, walking for miles to see all the major memorials and sites of DC. There is so much they couldn't get into see everything.
We learned that if you want to get up to the top of the Washington Monument, go see money printed in the Printing and Engraving building or see Ford's theatre where Lincoln got shot you have to be in line at 7 a.m. to get tickets. The tickets are free but you have to be there early. The daily tickets are all given out by 10 a.m. Since we moved to Maryland two years ago, we haven't been to DC to tour. I'm not much of a tour guide. Cheerful, resourceful Robyn learned with me how to tour DC.
Again I dont' have many great pics. I'm going to wait for Robyn to send me more.
Day two of DC we took the metro to places like the Arlington National Cemetery. Payton was with me while I took pics. I have some video but never have good luck with downloading it. Oh, this is the place where Noah got lost. He was tired of walking. He got even more cranky after Gray fought with him so he refused to continue past the Kennedy's Eternal Flame. Even after trying to console him for 10 minutes, his stubborn self wouldn't follow the rest of us. So, I let him sit on a bench while we went up to the tomb of the unknown soldier. Oops, well, it rained. He walked away from the bench. We all got nervous looking for him, especially Gray, Tyler and Owen. Luckily, Noah was smart enough to walk down to the visitor center and find a guard to wait with until we found him there. Man, that was scarey!
From Day One: Patyon posing by some colorful mineral rocks in the Smithsonian of Natural History.
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